Tech roundup: Lynx Labs acquired, WP Engine hires HomeAway CMO and more

Written by Colin Morris
Published on Nov. 24, 2015
Tech roundup: Lynx Labs acquired, WP Engine hires HomeAway CMO and more

Lynx Laboratories Acquired By Occipital

Austin’s , a 3D scanning software developer, will move its entire staff to Boulder, CO as part of its acquisition by Occipital. Lynx Labs was founded through a Kickstarter campaign to build a 3D motion capture camera. Occipital also develops 3D motion capture software and has acquired all Lynx technologies and intellectual property. [Texas Tech Pulse]
 
 

WP Engine adds three board members

This week,
WP Engine is on the corner of 5th and Lavaca, blocks away from the Colorado River and Congress Avenue.
announced the addition of HomeAway CMO Mariano Dima to its board, along with Rick Crandall, co-founder of Michigan-based Arbor Partners, a tech-focused venture capital firm. WP Engine, which hosts websites and applications built on Word Press, also tapped Beth Weeks as senior vice president of research and development. Weeks was most recently SVP of engineering at Zilliant. [Company blog]
 
 

Foo Fighters release free EP recorded in Austin hotel

Saint Cecilia was recorded in the Austin hotel where the alt. rock megastars stayed during this year's Austin City Limits Festival. Foo Fighters released the surprise, five-song record Monday as a free download at saintceciliaep.com, where fans can also pre-order it on vinyl. The album is dedicated to victims of the November 13 ISIS attacks in Paris.
 
 

Favor partners with Sonic

Our HQ, the Eastside Tech Hub, is located in the heart of East Austin with close proximity to downtown and easy access to I-35. In addition to dynamic work areas, our fully customized two-story office space boasts a coffee bar, lounge area, large events space, library, and more!
users order SONIC burgers and milkshakes anywhere in Favor’s Austin delivery area. A portion of the profits from SONIC orders placed through the on-demand delivery app will benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) of Travis County through Christmas. [Built In Austin]
 
 

Sizmek partners with Tapad

The Austin-based ad traffic and analytics firm has enlisted Tapad to track which devices are used to view ads for more accurate and efficient campaigns. serves a client base of 42,000 advertisers, agencies, publishers and trading desks. [Built In Austin]
 
 

Zenoss wins Ceridian contract

Austin-based announced yesterday that HR software maker Ceridian will use Zenoss 5 to monitor its hybrid IT infrastructure of internal systems and hosted platforms. [Press release]
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